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6. MS&L’s Employee Engagement Drivers Engagement Clear Line of Sight Acknowledgement Access to Information Participation 1. 2. 3. 4.
7. Communication Facilitates Engagement Moments of Clarity Relevant Content Activated Champions Modern Mix of Channels Compelling Conversations Employee
13. Trend #2: The War for Talent With the recovering economy comes renewed interest by employees to see if the grass is greener somewhere else. Employees have endured months, even years, with no raises or advancement and have watched as their friends and co-workers were laid off. By the Numbers:* 56% of HR pros think involuntary turnover will rise this year 53% of employees are seeking better compensation and benefits 35% of employees are dissatisfied with potential career development 32% of employees said they were ready for a new experience *Survey: Society for Human Resource Management and Career.com, as cited on About.com Engagement Clear Line of Sight Acknowledgement Access to Information Participation 1. 2. 3. 4.
19. Trend #4: Change Management as Business as Usual Change management is the methodology that integrates change and the ability to adapt into an organization. It is an organized , systematic application of the knowledge , tools and resources of change that provides organizations with a key process to achieve their business strategy. So…what is change management communications? At MS&L, we define change management communications as the process for addressing the "people" side of change. It creates an engaged and “change-ready” culture. Through effective and well-managed communications process people understand, accept, adopt and deliver the desired behaviors necessary for a successful change initiative.
20. Trend #4: Change Management as Business as Usual Managed communications during times of change build and protect reputation WHY change communications is important… It drives positive outcomes both internally and externally
23. Trend #5: Employees in Word of Mouth Strategy Spotlight: Engaging Employees to Deliver the Philips Promise Micro site for employees about Philips’ sponsorship at Sundance Film Festival. Featured online product demos, daily blog and reporter segments. Roving Reporter covered Philips events and brings “One Philips” to employees via streaming video on Xpress, Philips’ Intranet site. Experience organized by strategic area of focus, with products from all PDs intermixed to reinforce the One Philips platform. Outfitted “Simplicity Xpress” unit immersed in the Philips brand and visited 18 Philips work locations over a three month period. Activated managers using a guide book in advance so they could be the Simplicity Xpress “tour guide” for their teams. Vibrant web site, back-end sourcing and exciting creative sparked excitement and immediate engagement in the program. 1 2 3
25. Preparing for the Rising Tide: Five Trends Impacting Employee Engagement in 2010 Thank You for Attending!
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Welcome Glad you could join us Exciting session planned today Hope you find it useful Presentation will be on SlideShare after webinar We’ll send you an email with a link to it I thought the photo was appropriate Shows a marina at low tide Boats are still there, no one has taken them out yet Waiting on the rising tide to come in and lift them up That’s what we’re doing as well. In low tide situation, waiting on rising tide to lift up our companies
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Jason Before we get into the five trends, thought it would be helpful to provide a little background on our approach to EE
Jason MS&L is one of the largest communications firms in the country 54 offices worldwide, 14 of which are in NA 2500 employees Part of the Publicis Groupe of communications firms And we’re one of only a few to have a dedicated employee engagement practice More than 30 years experience in this specialty area Centered in Atlanta and New York Our goal is to inform, involve and inspire employees in support of the business
Jason We build our efforts around engaging employees in the business, the brand, and change It’s in these three areas where we see most of our client engagements You can see some of the typical assignments under each of these areas, most of which you’ve probably undertaken at some point in your career We provide both strategic support and arms & legs involvement to help our clients reach their goals and objectives
Brian If engagement is defined as getting employees to exert discretionary effort in support of the business, then these are the four engagement drivers as we see them Line of sight Employees can easily see where they fit and how what they do is important Acknowledgement Getting recognized and rewarded for displaying the right behaviors and being able to share in the company’s success Access to Information Being transparent and providing the facts, using straight talk Having a good relationship between the manager and the employee Participation Actively involved in decision making Encouraged to share ideas and to provide input
Brian Good communication is like the grease in the engagement wheel that makes it easy to turn We believe it facilitates engagement Good communication involves: Moments of clarity: insight and crystal clear vision Relevant content: less about bowling scores and birthdays and more about business strategy and objectives Activated champions: equipping frontline leaders with tools and messages that speak to their employees Modern mix of channels: having a good balance of high-touch and high-tech, both push and pull, channels Compelling conversations: telling a story and having it resonate at the employee level, increasing the odds it will be retold and relayed to others inside and outside the company
Jason Now that we’ve level set on some of the foundations of employee engagement, let’s take a look at a few trends we’re seeing that will be important as the economy makes a slow but steady return
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Jason: SAS, a leader in business analytics software and services, with over 11,000 employees and 400 offices globally, delivers zero print communications. They’ve established their intranet as the communications hub and link. Source: Becky Graebe, Internal Communications Manager Terry McKenzie, the Global Employee Communications Director for Sun Microsystems says “social media is not going away. It’s not IF you’re going to allow it, but HOW you’re going to manage it.” The Smart Phone Factor In 2009 18.9% of the population had smart phones. In 2010, it’s expected that 49.2% of the population will have smart phones.
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Brian Leader-Led Communications Strategy. Immersed the CEO’s top 12 direct reports and top 100 leaders of the organization in Citi Forward. They were introduced to Citi’s differentiating strategy of customer centricity, its “sweet spot” customer segment called Generations Forward, an attitudinal approach to traditional demographics, Citi’s strategic path forward and a new set of values. Outside-In Learning. To immerse leaders in Citi’s new definition of customer centricity, experts from the Disney Institute, Hewlett-Packard and Pandora presented and fielded questions from leaders on how their companies have successfully placed customers in the center of everything they do. IDEO customer experience design expert also inspired leaders to put themselves in the shoes of customers. Use of Emotionally Compelling Video. To bring to life key concepts and content of Citi Forward, videos were produced to communicate the need for change, dimensionalize Generations Forward, and put the face of Citi employees on the concept of SHINE (simple, human, inspiring, new and enriching). Collaborative Exercises that Applied Learning. In two sessions, leaders applied what they learned about Generations Forward and how to engage their organizations in Citi Forwarrd. In the first, leaders were teamed up with Publicis creative directors and Xplane visual illustrators to tackle a marketing brief and produce a short video designed to appeal to the customer. Next, Xplane partnered with Citi’s leadership development team to visually illustrate barriers and opportunities to the successful execution of Citi Forward. Manager and Employee Engagement. Leaders led three subsequent meetings with 3,200 managers to introduce Citi Forward, create a change-ready culture (change management curriculum), and Lead the Way to a New Citi (team action planning and manager preparation). In January 2010, the 3,200 managers will introduced more than 30,000 frontline employees to Citi Forward in a 90-minute session. Ongoing Engagement and Active Listening. To sustain momentum and deliver the promise that leadership values the input and ideas of employees, an interactive Web 2.0 site was developed, and an ideation brainstorm tool enabled to allow employees to speak their mind in a live “jam session” setting. Results Following the leadership launch, 100% of leaders said they had a clear understanding of Citi Forward. 96% understood how to apply Citi Forward within their business group. 95% understood their role in the process. 91% felt equipped to carry Citi Forward to their groups. And 91% said their confidence in the future of Citi was stronger now than it was before the event. More results to come in Nov./Dec., and into 2010.
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Jason Markets without borders Companies looking at globalization more seriously to be competitive not just survive Global infrastructure in place to support local and regional autonomy to better manage relationships and value chain Operational impact and how decisions are made Clear line of sight is required Ecommerce is beyond borders New competitors in other markets have an impact on your operations Lift the visor and see the bigger picture to understand the change Benefits at the local level and their role in delivering it Mission has to be communicated in context of business strategy and behavior Companies that do that on regular basis are likely to have employees who are more aligned
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Brian Preparing employees for change Constant state of change How to grapple with that as internal comms pros Change management principles in our daily work Change management is now business as usual
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Jason Some of the best examples of empowering employees to be your company’s brand ambassadors were seen at last week’s Ragan/PRSA Social Media Conference at The Coca-Cola Company headquarters Employees at Coca-Cola North America are given specific ways to be brand ambassadors. Taken from the wall of their corporate office, a few of the “Top 10 Things You can do to help our company succeed:” “ Buy our product” “ Encourage friends and family to buy our product” “ Report out of stock situations” An internal video asks employees to straighten the Coke products in the grocery store aisle if necessary It also asks that they bypass getting a Pepsi at a restaurant that doesn’t serve Coke products. Instead, it asks that employees ask the manager to connect with them as they would like to earn their business
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